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Sim crime goes industrial as fraudsters target South Africa’s digital economy

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago010 mins

A Sim card is, effectively, a portable identity token. Once compromised, it gives attackers a backdoor into bank accounts, digital wallets, investment apps and high-risk transactional environments. Sim-swap fraud, identity impersonation and large-scale Sim-farm operations are no longer fringe problems; they are industrialised criminal enterprises. The Communications Risk Information Centre 2025 Telecommunications Sector Report found…

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Africa’s Industrial Future Is Within Reach – What We Need Now Is Intentional Investment

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago09 mins

Vienna, Austria — Africa enters 2025 at a pivotal moment in its development. The ambition to transform the continent’s economies through sustainable industrialization, regional integration, and innovation is clearer than ever, and is picking up pace. The foundations are being laid. Industrial strategies are expanding, regional integration is progressing, infrastructure projects are advancing, and a…

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Africa: AfCFTA – Nigeria, Kenya Collaborate to Develop Cross-Border Production Networks, Industrial Corridors

eriinfo.com4 weeks ago07 mins

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has declared that Kenya and Nigeria is collaborating intentionally to develop cross-border production networks, industrial corridors, and investment partnerships that would reflect both countries strengths. This declaration was made yesterday by the President of LCCI, Mr. Gabriel Idahosa, during the first “Kenya-Nigeria Trade and Investment Conference” that…

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FEDA Feda Announces Landmark Investment in A2MP to Drive Africa’s Mining and Industrial Transformation

eriinfo.com1 month ago09 mins

Kigali, Rwanda 12 November 2025: The Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA), the development equity impact investment arm of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), is pleased to announce a US$300 million strategic investment in the Africa Minerals and Metals Processing Platform (A2MP). This investment underscores Afreximbank’s commitment to supporting Africa’s mining sector and ensuring the…

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FEDA Announces Landmark Investment in A2MP to Drive Africa’s Mining and Industrial Transformation

eriinfo.com1 month ago09 mins

The Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA), the development equity impact investment arm of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), is pleased to announce a US$300 million strategic investment in the Africa Minerals and Metals Processing Platform (A2MP). This investment underscores Afreximbank’s commitment to supporting Africa’s mining sector and ensuring the continent’s vast mineral wealth becomes…

Super Wi-Fi takes industrial connectivity beyond fibre and LTE limits

eriinfo.com2 months ago06 mins

NEC XON’s Willem Wentzel In many parts of Africa, industries still face crippling gaps in Wi-Fi connectivity. Vast mining operations, ports, construction projects and energy facilities often extend far beyond the reach of fibre or LTE networks. They are also too expansive for traditional meshed Wi-Fi to be cost effective, and latency is a big…

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Africa: G20 South Africa Poised to Catalyze Industrial, Creative, and Trade Transformation Across the African Continent

eriinfo.com2 months ago08 mins

As global attention increasingly shifts toward Africa’s demographic and economic rise, South Africa prepares to take center stage by hosting the G20 Leaders’ Summit on November 22-23, 2025. The event marks the culmination of South Africa’s historic G20 Presidency–an unprecedented milestone as the first and potentially only time an African nation will lead the influential…

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Africa: Building Africa’s Industrial Future Through Skills and Innovation

eriinfo.com2 months ago04 mins

The second Africa Skills Week (ASW) which promotes youth skills development and fosters collaboration across the continent, is currently underway in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Higher Education and Training Deputy Minister, Dr Mimmy Gondwe is leading South Africa’s delegation to the gathering which began on Monday. It is being hosted by the African Union Commission’s Department…

Datacentrix Industrial Indaba 2025 outlines path to sustainable growth through industrial digitalisation

eriinfo.com3 months ago09 mins

Suni Singh, Datacentrix Industrial Indaba. Resilience, security and compliance now form the foundations of sustainable industrial operations. This is according to Sunil Singh, Divisional Managing Director for Managed Services and eNetworks at Datacentrix, who advised delegates of Datacentrix’s inaugural Industrial Indaba 2025 that the convergence of IT and OT is critical for future business success….

The Open Group Launches the Industrial Advanced Nuclear™ Consortium

eriinfo.com4 months ago04 mins

The Open Group, the vendor-neutral technology and standards organization, today announced the formation of the Industrial Advanced Nuclear™ Consortium (IANC). The Consortium Members will collaborate to enable integrated advanced nuclear heat and power solutions to serve industrial customer needs. Through standardization of interfaces and sourcing terminology and adopting risk-appropriate design practices, the Consortium will deliver…